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Rev. James Johnston, from 1783 to 1820; Rev. Samuel Hill, from 1820 to 1825; Rev. James H. Stew- art, from 1827 to 1829; Rev. James Nourse, from 1830 to 1834; Rev. Joshma Moore, from 1835 to 1854; Rev. Nathan Shotwell, from 1854 to 1857 ; Rev. George Elliott, from 1858 to 1868; Rev. Andrew II. Parker, from 1869 to the present time.
In the old grave-yard lie the bodies of three of the pastors of this congregation, viz., James Johnston, Jas. II. Stewart and Joshua Moore. They are lying side by side.1
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- E. E. Locke and family moved from Philadelphia March, 1837, and were the first Episcopal family ever known to reside in the east end of the Kishaco- quillas Valley. They connected themselves with the Saint Mark's Church, in Lewistown, under Rev. William White Bronson. In the year 1.45 the first Episcopal services were held in the vicinity of Locke's Mill-, at Beatty's school- house. Bishop Potter visited and held services at that place in September of that year. In the fall of 1817 Trinity Church, at Locke's Mills, was commenced, and the following year it was conscerated by the Rev. Bishop Potter (on the 28th day of October, 1848). The building is a
' Compiled from sermon by Rev. A. H. Parker, pastor ; preached on the one hundredth anniversary of its orgun- ization.
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urat one-story frame building, thirty-five by forty feet, and the cost of erection was nine Iamdred dollars. Rev. Mr. Hiester held services, one in four weeks, until the spring of 1819. In 1850 the Rev. Wm. F. Bryant be- came the pastor until February, 1858. The Rev. Mr. Kennedy then officiated for nine mouths. The Rev. Theodore Hutchinson then officiated for nine months. This charge was then connected with the Saint Mark's Church, at Lewistown. The Rev. Wm. V. Bowers became rector of the Saint Mark's Church and Trinity Church, at Locke's Mills, on the 24th day of May, 1855, and continued his ministration until the close of May, 1859. The Rev. Faber Bellsby took charge in the summer of 1859 and continued to officiate for one year. The Rev. John Leithead then officiated in Trinity Church in connection with Saint Mark's Church, in Lewistown, from some time in 1860 up to 1863, at which time Episcopal services closed at Trinity.
The Locke's Mills property became involved and was sold by the sheriff of Mifflin County to E. C. Humes, William McCallister, Andrew G. Curtin and James T. Hale, all of Bellefonte, by sheriff's deed dated November 19, 1863. This included the church property. Afterwards the parties sold and conveyed the same church property to the bishop and standing committee of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, by their deed dated the 16th day of March, 1865.
On the 18th day of January, A.D. 1868, the bishop aud standing committee of the Pro- te-tant Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Pennsylvania sold the property for eight Immdred and forty dollars to Henry Shadle, John D. Barr, John D. Naginey, Henry Taylor, Oliver P. Smith, Robert A. Means and John MeNitt, trustees of the East Kish- acoquillas Presbyterian Church, in the county of' Mifflin.
The congregation of which these persons we're trustees opened the house as a place of worship, and still continue its use, with the Roy. Andrew 11. Parker as its pastor.
EVANGELICAL CHURCH .- The Evangelical Association built a small church near the upper
end of the narrow valley known by the name of New Lancaster Valley. This house was built near the west line of a tract of land which was granted in pursuance of a warrant, to Joseph Filson, dated February 21, 1838. The lot upon which the church is built was purchased for a grave-yard, on the 7th day of May, 1861, by Frederick Francis, Jonas Wert and Eli K. Wagner, trustees, etc., and is bounded on the south by the public road, on the west by land of Philip Snook, and on the north and cast by- residne of tract. The corner-stone of this church was laid on the 5th day of October, 1872. The preachers present were the Rev. Simon Amrand, (preacher in charge of the Evangelical Association,) the Rev. L. C. Edmunds (German Reformed) and the Rev. S. G. Shannon (Luth- eran). The church was finished and was dedi- cated in February, 1874. The ministers present were Rev. D. W. Miller (Evangelical) and the Rev. W. R. Wieand (Lutheran).
The following is a partial list of the Evan- gelical ministers who preached in New Lancaster Valley prior to the building of the church and since that time. The Evangelical ministers preached in that valley regularly as far back as 1858, but the list thus far obtained does not ex- tend back of 1865 :
1865 .- Revs. J. Farnsworth and D. W. Miller.
1866 .- Revs. J. Farnsworth and S. S. Shortess.
1867 .- Revs. J. Kreamer and A. Kreamer.
1868 .- Revs. J. Kreamer and II. II. Ream.
1869 .- Revs. E. Stomboch and HI. B. Hartzler.
1870. - Revs. E. Stomboch and W. M. Croman. 1871 .- Rev. S. Aurand.
1872 .- Rev. S. Aurand.
1873 .- Rev. D. W. Miller.
1874 .- Rev. D. W. Miller.
1875 .- Revs. S. Yerrick and L. Dice.
1876 .- Revs. A. Krause and B. F. Anthony.
1877 .- Revs. J. M. Price and J. Shamboch.
1878 .- Revs. J. M. Price and J. Shamboch. 1879 .- Revs. N. Young and E. P. Leonard. 1880 .- Revs. N. Young and E. P. Leonard. 1881 .- Revs. N. Young and M. F. Fosselman. 1882 .- Revs. W. 11. Stover and E. D. Keen.
1883 .- Revs. W. II. Stover and J. D. Shortess.
1884 .- Revs. S. Smith and J. D. Shortess.
1885 .- Revs. S. Smith and C. W. Leonard.
Since 1875 these ministers have also preached at Locke's Mills school-house and at the school- house in Hlavice Valley.
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PERRYVILLE AND MILROY.
Perryville is the name that was first giveu to a part of the village now called Milroy. That part of the village cast of the Laurel Row was called Perryville, while that part west of the Laurel Ron and up along the turnpike road was known by other names. The Valley Post- Office was established here in 1828, and was kept by a William Thompson, who resided on the turnpike, some distance above the village. The name of Perryville was given to the place by a man called Perry, who lived there at an early day. The first house in the place was built of logs, and is still standing. It was built by John Fertig about the same time he built the mill. This house is built with a basement, in which John Fertig had his distillery, and is located immediately north of the mill, between the creek and head-race.
The village kept the name of' Perryville until 1850, when the citizens had it changed to Mil- roy ; at the same time the boundary was enlarged, by which the buildings west of Laurel Rau and those up along the pike were taken in. Some years prior to that time the Valley Post-Office was removed from William Thompson's and brought down to the village, and in 1850 its name was changed from " Valley " to Milroy. This village progressed very slowly until the railroad was completed to that place, which gave it some additional life. In 1880 Milroy had five hundred and thirty-four inhabitants.
Tu 1835 the persons here mentioned were doing business in Perryville: George Foust, shoemaker ; James Johnson, merchant ; Wil- liam MeKinney, tailor ; John Sterrett, merchant; John Thompson, tailor.
In 1840, Samuel Thompson was operaring a tau-yard and in 1847, F. M. Shipton was keep- ing a hardware-store.
The present mill of Josiah Showalter is known as the Old Fertig Mill. The land on which it and the town of Milroy are built was granted to Henry Milroy on an order granted Angust 1, 1766. After his death the administrators, in November, 1792, sold it to John Yoder, who, two years later, sold twelve acres to Jacob Miller, who erected a log grist-mill, which was litted with two pair of burns, and after several years.
sold it to John Fertig, who tore down the log mill and built of limestone a large mill, forty by fifty feet, three stories in height. He cou- tinned the business at the place until July 27, 1821, when he sold it to Henry Hall, his son- in-law, who, June 1, 1831, sold the property to Thomas and William Reed. On the 27th of January, 1831, it was destroyed by fire, soon after rebuilt and operated by them until March 27, 1851, when they sold it to William A. MeManigle and Dr. Samuel Maclay. The lat- ter sold his interest to Mr. MeManigle in April, 1864, who sold a half-interest to George G. Couch in March, 1867. Couch, in September, 1871, sold his interest to Jolin and Joseph Struuk, whose rights were sold by the sheriff, in November, 1873, to Felia MeClintock, who, April 15, 1875, purchased the other half-inter- est, and on the same date sold the entire property to Josiah Showalter, the present owner. frame extension, twenty-five feet wide and as high as the main part of the mill, was added several years ago.
In 1825 John Hawn erected a frame clover- mill on the east side of the creek, near the pres- ent Foster & Rutter tanuery. It was used as a huller and cleaner until portable mills were introduced, in 1843.
A tanvery was built many years ago in the town by James Milroy and a half-brother of Colonel William Reed. It was conducted later by William Keever, Joseph Rothrock, Isaac - Hawn, and before 1840 was in possession of Samuel Thompson, who carried it ou until 18-19, when it was abandoned.
In the year 1850 Samuel Foster and George Rutter, both of Lancaster County, erected a steam tannery in the town of Milroy. After operating for several years they leased it to -- Morgage for a term of years. In 1863 it was purchased by Holmes Maclay and Dr. Sammel Maclay, who abandoned steam-power and introduced water-power from the creek. In 1865 Sammel Maclay became sole possessor, and in July, 1870, sold to A. W. Groff and Ner Thompson. From this time to its close, in 1883, it. passed to several parties, and at that time was the property of A. W. Groff. It had a capacity of tanning about two thousand hides per year.
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In August, 1884, the building was converted into a stave-factory, with a capacity of nine thousand two hundred and fifty staves in ten hours. This business is conducted by Leo F. Treester.
The Milroy Foundry, a one-story frame build- ing, thirty by one hundred feet, was erected by Joseph Wagner in 1860, who carried on busi- ness at the place for several years and sold to Samnel Wormley, who later sold to Hugh Aikeu, who conveyed to his son, John Aiken, who, in turn, sold it to the Domestic Sewing-Ma- chine Company, by whom it was sold to Samuel C. Treester.
MARION FURNACE .- The Marion Furnace, located in Upper Milroy, was built in 1828 by William Reed, James Thompson, Foster Milliken. It was a quarter-furnace at that time and had a capacity of from twenty-five to thirty tous per week. It was first oper- ated with John Patterson as manager; later by Neal Duff and James Thompson. It was rent- ed by J. & J. Milliken for a term of years (and conducted by William Patton), after which Brooks, Thomas & Co., of the Brooklyn Fur- mace, rented it, and Jesse Thomas became the manager. Later it became the property of William & Thomas Reed, by whom, under James Thompson, it was conducted to its close, in 1838.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN MILROY. -The Presbyterian Church in Milroy is a sub- stantial frame building, forty by sixty feet, and was built in 1833. After the church building was completed a congregation was organized, the 13th day of August, 1834, by a committee of the Presbytery of Huntingdon. The new congregation contained the names of one him- dred and five members. Three elders were elected, viz. : Hugh Alexander, Jolm Beatty and Samnel Maclay, M.D. A eall was made for the Rev. James Nourse, which he accepted, and began to preach in the new church in Octo- ber of the same year. He continued to be pas- tor of this congregation to 1849, when he re- signed because of failing health. He was sue- ceeded by the Rev. Samuel Lawrence, who continued to be their pastor until 1857, when he resigned. The Rev. John W. White accept-
ed a call in May, 1858, and continued as pastor until September, 1883, at which time he with- drew from the Presbyterian Church. Since that time the Rev. Dr. R. M. Wallace has been their stated supply. The following is a list of the names of the elders elected in this church since it was organized :
Jannary 3, 1836, Robert M. Thompson, John Beatty, Jr., and William B. Maclay.
March 20, 1843, Jacob Kipp and Harvey McClen- ahen.
December 20, 1852, William A. McManigle, George W. Crissman and David Bates.
June 12, 1865, John M. Bell, James C. McNitt, Samuel T. Thompson, John Longwell and Ira Thomp- son.
February 26, 1870, William C. McClenahan and James Aitken.
THE FREE CHURCH. - The Rev. J. W. White was pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Milroy from May, 1858, until September, 1883, about twenty-five and a half years. In later years his views materially changed and were not in accord with the doctrines of the church of which he was a member. This fact, in the course of time came to the knowledge of thePresbytery, and the following action was taken : "At a meeting of the Presby- tery, of Huntingdon, held in Lewistown, Sep- tember 4, 5 and 6, 1883, the brethren of the Presbytery inquired into and passed upon his views, reaching the conclusion that his doc- trines, especially on the atonement and the resur- rection of the dead, are not the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church, and should not be preached within its bounds." What these doctrines are may be gathered from Mr. White's statement made to the Presbytery, from which we take the following definition of the atonement :
"The atonement is the work of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which God and man are made at one, not by any change in the unchangeable nature of God and His law, but by a change in man's state and nature, by which he is brought into harmony with the Divine goodness and righteousness."
From the same statement we take the follow- ing expression of views on the resurrection :
" Ist. Man's spiritual nature has substance and form, and is an entire man. 2d. In this world the spirit-the man -- is enswathed in material substance
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which makes the material body. 8d. At death man rises ont of the cuswathment, and appears in the form of man in the eternal world."
When it was decided that Mr. White could not preach the gospel as he nunderstood it in the Presbyterian Church, he asked and obtained leave to withdraw from the ministry of that. church, wherenpon the Presbytery passed unanimously the following resolution :
" In complying with this request, the Presbytery desire to place on record their high appreciation of the Christian character of the Rev. J. W. White, and their entire confidence in his personal piety."
In his closing remarks to the Presbytery, Mr. White said, " Come what will, looking to the Lord Jesus Christ for the spirit of consc- eration, I give myself to Him, and consecrate what is left of life to proclaiming the Gospel of the Grace of God to all men," After Mr. White withdrew from the Presbyterian Church a large portion of his former congregation, and many other persons, joined in calling him to re- main and preach the gospel to them. After a good deal of delay and hesitaney, he finally accepted this call, whereupon, at a meeting, held on the 6th day of April, 1884, about one hundred and forty communicants, and many former supporters and adherents of the Presby- terian Church, declared themselves free from the jurisdiction of the Presbytery. These persons, with members from other churches, and others not connected with any church, constituted the new church, known as the Free Church of Mil- roy and Siglerville. The number of commumi- cant members, as nearly as can be ascertained, was at first one hundred and sixty, and the number of supportors and adherents three or four hundred. In the summer of 1884 a neat and substantial church building was erected in Siglerville, and dedicated the 21st of September, 1884, free from debt. The building is frame, is thirty-two by forty-two, and cost nineteen hundred dollars. J. J. Peace preached in the afternoon of the day this church was dedicated, and Rev. S. Smith preached the discourse in the morning of the same day. In the summer of Los a large and equally good and sub-tan- tial church building was created in Milroy, and was dedicated on Sunday, the 15th day of No-
vember, 1885, free from debt. Rev. John Miller, of Princeton, N. J., preached two able and practical sermons.
This church edifice is frame, built in the form of a cross, with steep roof, and four larger gables and two smaller ones. The audience-room ha- three apartments, one in the centre and two wings. The central room is thirty-two by fifty- four feet, including the pulpit recess, and the side-rooms are each fourteen by twenty-eight feet. The vestibule is six by ten feet. The three apartments are each pewed. The windows are of beautiful stained glass. The entire cost of the property, including the lot and furniture, was about three thousand two hundred dollars. Of this, eight hundred and fifty dollars were raised on the day of dedication. After Mr. White decided to remain in Milroy he pur- chased a piece of land and made improvements on it, and the congregation joined in moving him and his family into his new home, April 1, 1885.
" In this way was commenced a movement, the end of which is not yet. It is intended to emphasize the fact that the religion of our Lord Jesus Christ, by His grace, consists in brotherly love and square dealing among men. In this incipient work the Rev. J. C. Wilhelm, who withdrew from the Presbytery of Huntingdon at the same time, and for substantially the same reasons, has given valable support. The increasing demand among the people of neighboring communities for preaching on the line of Mr. White's views seems to indicate that a field white for the harvest is inviting laborers to enter it."
METHODIST CHURCH .- The Methodist mem- bership was small when they began to have preaching in the Laurel Run school-house, in 1822. Their number increased slowly until 1825, when they succeeded in erecting a small church in Perryville (now Milroy). The building is twenty-eight by thirty-three and a half feet, and isa low, one-story house, built of beautiful white- pine logs, which were hewn on the Cave Hill, on the property of Bell & Mitchell. The Methodists continued to use this church as their place of worship until 1816. The con- gregation had increased in number, and they found it necessary to build a larger and more convenient house. Consequently, in 1846, they bought a small lot a short distance west of the old log church, and on this lot they built a
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large one-story frame building. The Method- ist congregation still continues to worship in this building regularly.
After the new church was completed the old log church was sold to the Rev. James Nourse, who used it as an Academy. After his death Mrs. Nonrse sold it to the Entheran congrega- gation, in the year 1857. They refitted it and used it as their place of worship until their new church was completed, in 1872. They then sold the house and lot to William A. MeMan- igle. It was afterwards sold from MeManigle by the sheriff of Mifflin County, and Isaac Underwood became the purchaser. He used it as a dry-goods store-room. Peter Barefoot bought the property from Underwood, and it was again converted into a place of worship for the Free Church in October, 1883, and they used it as such until November 15, 1885.
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH OF MILROY .- The membership of the Salem congregation who lived in the neighborhood of Milroy became sufficiently numerous to support a separate place of preaching. They therefore bought the old Methodist Church in Milroy, in the year 1857, from Mrs. Nourse, and refitted it for a place of worship near the close of J. B. Christ's pastorate. They continued to use this church as a place of worship until the 25th day of August, 1872, when the new Lutheran Church was dedicated.
This church building is located in Milroy, on the west side of Laurel Run, and is a two-story frame house, thirty-six by fifty, the one story being an unfinished basement. The building was commenced in 1867, and the corner-stone was laid the 29th day of Septem- ber, 1867. Rev. J. F. Detterick performed the services, and Rev. J. B. Anthony preached the morning sermon and Rev. J. B. Reimensnyder preached at night. The work at the building continued to progress for some time, when the work suddenly stopped for want of means. Joseph Wagner and Edward Kreichbaum were the contractors. The building remained closed until the time Rev. S. C. Shannon took npon himself the arduous task of having the church completed and out of debt. He persevered, and was successful. The building was com-
pleted (except the basement), and was dedicated on Sunday, August 25, 1872. Rev. P. An- stadt, of York, Pa., preached the dedicatory sermon in the morning. His text was taken from flaggai ii. 9; after which Rev. S. G. Shannon was assisted by Rev. J. M. Steck, of Jersey Shore, and Rev. J. M. Rice, of Belleville, in the liturgical services of setting the house apart to the worship of the triune God. On the evening of the same day Rev. J. M. Steck preached on faith in giving.
During this day . six hundred dollars were raised toward the payment of the church debt. During the time that Rev. S. G. Shannon had the church in his possession he collected and paid $1334.15.
The whole cost of the building was, by first contract, two thousand four hundred and fifty dollars, but it cost more than contraet price before it was completed.
LAUREL RUS METHODIST CHURCH .- AS nearly as can now be ascertained, the Method- ists began to hold meetings in the Laurel Run school-house, near Milroy, in Armagh township, in 1822. It was then within the bounds of Aughwick Circuit. The names of the ministers who preached at that place and since are as follows :
1822, Thomas McGee, Jacob R. Shepherd and N. B. Mills; 1823, Thomas McGee and John Bowen ; 1824, Robert Minshall and John A. Gear; 1825, David Steele.
1826-30, presiding elder unknown. 1826, Joseph White; 1827, Joseph White; 1828, Jonathan Mun- roe ; 1829, Amos Smith.
1830-33, David Steele presiding elder. 1830, Amos Smith; 1831, Samuel Ellis and Josiah Forest ; 1832, Henry Taring and Peter McEnally ; 1833, Henry Taring and Thomas Larkin.
1834-37, R. E. Prettyman presiding elder. (Changed to Lewistown Circuit in 1834.) 1834, John Bowen; 1835, Joseph S. Lee; 1836, Robert Beers ; 1837, Jona- than Munroe.
1838-40, John Miller presiding elder. 1838, Jona- than Munroe; 1839, Henry G. Dill and Elisha But- ler; 1840, Jacob Gruber and Elisha Butler; 1841, Jacob Gruber and Zane Bland (1841, George Hildlt presiding elder. )
1812 -16, 11. Furlong presiding older, 1812, Wil- liam Butler and Samuel Register; 1813, William Butler and Thompson Mitchell ; JSFt, J.G. MeKochen, Wesley Howe and W. W. Cristine; 1815, T. S. Har- ding and Charles Maclay.
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1846-19, John Miller presiding elder. 18-16, Wes- ley Howe and Cambridge Graham; 1847, Wesley Howe and Franklin Gearhart ; ISIS, Thomas Tanny- hill and Jacob Gruber : 1849, Thomas Tannyhill and Jacob Gruber.
1850-53, T. H. W. Monroe presiding elder. 1850, James Ewing aud J. IJ. C. Dosh ; 1851, James Ewing and Plumer E. Waters; 1852, William R. Mills and II. C. Westwood; 1853, William R. Mills and II. Leber.
1854-57, A. A. Reese presiding elder. (Changed to Kishacoquillas Circuit in 1854.) 1854, D. C. Wertz and Samuel P. Lilley ; 1855, J. W. Langley and Sam- nel P. Lilley; 1856, R. E. Wilson ; 1857, R. E. Wilson.
1858-61, John A. Gere, presiding elder. 1858, B. P. King ; 1859, B. P. King; 1860, A. A. Eskridge; 1861, John Anderson.
1862-64, George D. Chenoweth presiding elder. 1862, William Gynn ; 1863, William Gynn ; 1864, J. F. Brown and J. A. MeKindless. (Changed to Mil- roy Circuit in 1864.)
1865-68, Thomas Barnhart presiding elder. 1865, J. F. Brown ; 1866, D. B. McClosky ; 1867, D. B. Me- Closky; 1868, Josiah Forest. His health failed and the year was filled out by J. Foster Bell, as supply.
1869-72, B. B. Hamlin presiding elder. 1869, J. R. King; 1870, JJ. R. King; 1871, J. W. Ely ; 1872, J. W. Ely.
. 1873-76, Milton K. Foster presiding elder. 1873, J. P. Long; 1874, J. P. Long; 1875, Luther F. Smith (Reedville church built) ; 1876, Luther F. Smith.
1877-80, Thompson Mitchell presiding elder. 1877, W. A. MeKec; 1878, J. M. Johnston ; 1879, J. M. Johnston ; 1880, James Bell.
1881-84, Richard Hinkle presiding elder. 1881, J. Gulden ; 1882, J. Gulden; 1883, J. R. King ; 1884, J. R. King.
1885, Jacob S. McMurry presiding elder. 1885, Samuel Meminger.
LODGE No. 213, I. O. O. F .- This lodge was instituted April 29, 1875, with the following officers : William Kays, N. G. ; Abram Harsh- barger, V. G .; J. R. Sample, Sce. ; John Camp, Treas. Meetings are held in the second story of Dr. Harshbarger's drug store.
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